Marketing

In a reality marked by the post-effects of COVID-19, with changing consumer needs and spending habits, marketers are kept on their toes to answer the demands of the new normal. More than ever, careful analysis of data, and monitoring the effectiveness of implemented strategies are key to success. While omnichannel marketing is still the preferred strategy for many, the efforts need to be aimed at driving consumers to the currently available distribution channels, which, nowadays, are often digital only.

Market size

A thriving sector, thanks to digital

Marketing budget as a percentage of companies' total revenues according to chief marketing officers (CMOs) in North America and Europe from 2014 to 2023

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Marketing services are a billion-dollar industry, showing positive growth all over the years. In the United States alone, marketing spending increased by more than nine percent to nearly 481 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. A segment growing exceptionally well is, unsurprisingly, digital marketing. For instance, in 2023, marketers are expected to increase their budget allocations on TikTok, YouTube, and Google.

Twitter marketing
TikTok marketing
Mobile marketing & advertising

Market segments

Direct marketing is king

Content marketing revenue worldwide from 2018 to 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Among the traditional marketing services segments, direct marketing attracts by far the highest spending, accounting for nearly two thirds of the total. It is followed by sponsorship, data investment management, public relations, and healthcare. Sponsorship makes up under 15 percent of the total and is the second largest segment. Data investment management (also known as consumer insight or market research) ranks third, with around 10 percent. PR and healthcare make up the remaining share.

Sports sponsorship
Public relations
Data usage in marketing and advertising

Industry trends

Technology to rule them all

Marketing automation market revenue worldwide from 2021 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Cost-conscious brands exercise proactive marketing, basing their decision on careful analysis of consumer and market data. This trend gave way to big data marketing and the development of new marketing technologies. Marketing automation in particular becomes more and more of a norm. Especially on digital platforms, users are served with increasingly personalized ads. However, the more intrusive the ads get, the more likely the users are to install an ad blocker, causing losses to advertisers.

Marketing technology
Number of martech solutions worldwide
Number of martech M&A deals worldwide

Industry leaders

Giants' playground

Revenues of media groups worldwide from 2020 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Among the media holding groups, UK-based WPP is the largest, followed closely by Omnicom Group, headquartered in New York City. WPP is the owner of two top-10 digital agency networks – Wunderman Thompson and Ogilvy. Omnicom, on the other hand, owns the two most creative agency networks – BBDO and DDB. The French Publicis Groupe, Japanese Dentsu Group, and Interpublic Group from the United States complete the top five of the leading holding groups worldwide.

Leading PR agencies worldwide
Leading marketing automation solution providers worldwide
Social media platforms used by marketers worldwide

Industry Definition

Marketing industry encompasses traditional marketing channels, such as events and direct mail, as well as digital channels, e.g. social media, mobile, and video. Also included is information on budgets and strategies, along with effectiveness ratings of business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing methods. To complete the picture, Statista provides data on various types of marketing agencies, including business figures of individual firms as well as revenue and creativity rankings.

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